Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

diacetic acid

American  
[dahy-uh-see-tik, -set-ik, dahy-] / ˈdaɪ əˈsi tɪk, -ˈsɛt ɪk, ˌdaɪ- /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. acetoacetic acid.


Etymology

Origin of diacetic acid

First recorded in 1880–85; di- 1 + acetic acid

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

She has been reporting to the Out-patient Department every two weeks, and has never had any sugar, acetone or diacetic acid in the urine, and appears to be in splendid condition.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

On house diet, containing about 90 grams of carbohydrate, she excreted 6.9% of sugar, with moderate acetone and diacetic acid reactions in the urine.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

She never excreted much acetone or diacetic acid, and when she was discharged there was merely the faintest traces of these in the urine.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

On the ordinary diet of the ward she showed 8.7% sugar, no acetone or diacetic acid.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

If the solution is boiled for two minutes, the color from diacetic acid will disappear, owing to the unstableness of that substance, while that from the drugs will remain unchanged.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.